Top recruits who shunned bluebloods for the hometown school

Posted Jan 20, 2018
While Zion Williamson has been heavily pursued by traditional basketball powers UNC, Duke, Kansas, and Kentucky, it's looking like he could stay home and play at either Clemson or South Carolina. Here's a look at some of his most memorable recruitments of elite prospects who passed on national powers to stay closer to home and how things worked out. (Rivals.com)

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